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Isopod Iridescent Virus (Invertebrate iridescent virus 31)Observer
joshua_hunt
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Stewart Island Speargrass (Aciphylla traillii)Observer
oaag1993Description
Common on damp alpine tops.
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Clown Doris (Ceratosoma amoenum)Observer
luca_dtDescription
Haven't seen one of these for a while.
Also saw a few variable and gold-margined nudis. Lots of bushy bryozoans but no Janolids.
~5cm long
~3m subtidal
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Bazzania taylorianaObserver
alan_rockefellerDescription
A tiny patch of this tree is very fluorescent in 365 nanometer ultraviolet light. One meter off the ground.
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Golden-brown Jumping Spider (Trite auricoma)Observer
emily_rDescription
Eating an ant
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New Zealand Peripatus (Peripatoides novaezealandiae)Observer
christopherstephensDescription
x2
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luca_dtDescription
One under the same rock which has had them previously. This rock always has the yellow sponges and the red hydroids that these feed on.
~0.6cm long
Shallow subtidal
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Lyall's Spleenwort (Asplenium lyallii)Observer
benjansssDescription
One large adult, a few small adults and several “seedlings” A. hookerianum, A. gracillimum, A. bulbiferum A. polyodon, A. oblongifolium, A. flaccidum and A. appendiculatum all nearby
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New Zealand Slender Clingfish (Gastrocyathus gracilis)Observer
naturewatchwidow
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Orange Inanga Looper (Epiphryne charidema ssp. autocharis)Observer
naturewatchwidow
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Dark Coprosma Carpet (Austrocidaria similata)Observer
nessferatuDescription
This
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stephen_thorpeDescription
18A Revel Ave, Mount Roskill, Auckland. At light.
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Ground Wētā (Genus Hemiandrus)Observer
carey-knox-southern-scalesDescription
Ground weta preying upon a porina moth
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invertebratistDescription
Low intertidal, on Caulerpa geminata on reef.
Body length approx. 3 cm when extended.
I gently released the slug after photography.
Rockpooling with @fiestykakapo and @predomalpha
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Norfolk Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris excelsa)Observer
barbaraparrisDescription
= Cyathea brownii. Self-sown, growing at base of Livistona australis.
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luca_dtDescription
Beautiful one.
Under a rock.
It's about time this genus gets sorted out aye?
~3cm long
~1m subtidal
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Helms's Stag Beetle (Geodorcus helmsi)Observer
melissa_hutchisonDescription
Large adult male found dead next to tarn.
It was really huge!
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Puccinia crepidicolaObserver
carolwestPlace
Ahuriri Street at Kekerenga Street, Strathmore Park, Wellington 6022, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
?pathogen? On Crepis
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Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae)Observer
luca_dtDescription
Whos larvae?
~1cm long
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New Zealand Arrow Squid (Nototodarus sloanii)Observer
finnocDescription
Found deceased on the shore of the bridge spit, Tiwai Estuary, Invercargill.
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Cascade Gecko (Mokopirirakau cascades)Observer
possumsendDescription
Herpetological survey with Mr Knox. 5 individuals shown. Alpine rock systems.
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Order HypocrealesObserver
coldbananaDescription
Edit: Added some close up photos - Taken the next day so fungi a bit more faded and a darker colour than first photos.
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Common Bog-Rush (Schoenus apogon)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Craigavon Park. Growing extensively in patches on the regularly mowed open grassy areas.
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Common Bog-Rush (Schoenus apogon)Observer
stephen_thorpeDescription
Reserve adjacent to 2 Connaught St. Growing extensively in the lawn.
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New Zealand Common Cushion Star (Patiriella regularis)Observer
tony_willsDescription
still frames from video
